Yakima Sportsman State Park

This park has been greatly improved. One big fix was they no longer let the homeless use the showers and bathroom. There still is a sign at the ranger's office that states to lock up your e-bike as they can leave without you. We didn't see anyone lurking about. Workers were cleaning and mowing the place.

The hookups are not at the very back of the sites so keep that in mind before you unhook.

Everyone there was friendly and we met a lot of families. I wouldn't hesitate to return.

The way to the camping part is a little confusing but you won't get lost.

The park is a bit dated, but full service. We had a pull thru, leveled okay but the asphalt was uneven by tree roots. The pull thu sites are close together. Signs posted everywhere about recent bike thefts, and that they were cutting locks. They recommended keeping bikes out of sight which was impossible for us. I did lock my bike to the picnic table right next to our rig. It was gone by morning.

The bike “might” have been considered high-end…..twenty years ago so any bike is at risk. Our neighbors had bike on a rack on their rig, but the Ranger said that bikes have been taken off of rigs. Evidently it’s a real problem in the park so pay attention.

Arrived April 28,2023 in 35 ft 5th wheel & stayed in #35. Spacious site, full hook-ups. Enjoyed green grass areas throughout park, all well maintained. Clean, lg picnic table at site, and fire ring. For early in season park was fairly full but quiet, so nights were great for sleep. Good Verizon cell reception. Clean restrooms & plenty of large trash receptacles . Discovery Pass required. Great walking or bicycli g along flat roadways. Speed limit 15 mph in park. Close to town for shopping. Even a children's playground! We'll be back.

I travelled here with a 35’ 5th wheel and parked in site #33 which is a FHU BI spot. Whoever laid out this park knew what they were doing. The FHU sites are on a circle and the sites go off at the perfect angle to easily back into them. The roads and sites are asphalt with lots of grass around them. My site had a lot of shade which was so appreciated given that the temperature went over 100 degrees. While the sites were fairly close, being on a circle meant that you didn’t look directly into the next person’s site. Good OTA, Verizon had 2 bars at minimum, no wifi. There was another section where it was the typical layout of a bunch of RV’s all in a row close together. There was a bath house in that section, but I never checked it out. Looked like a really nice park, but I didn’t explore much due to the heat. If you need to do laundry while you are there, Lost Sock Laundromat was one of the nicest I have ever been to, but was not the most expensive I’ve been to either. It was very clean and had loads of machines. This park looked like it would be great for families.

So the hour or so it took me to check in, I was advised if I had a bicycle to be sure to bring inside my RV. It wasn’t enough to have locked up as they lost over 20 bikes the previous week and the sheriff had been there most of the day. Was told they bring their own bolt cutters and they enter into the campground via site 24. I was also informed they come in and use the bathrooms to shoot up and then they have to deal w cleaning everything up. The site I was assigned already had someone in there, and it appeared they had been there for a while. It honestly wasn’t worth the hassle since this was an overnight stop, so I found an empty. That being said, once it got dark…I’ve never seen so many vehicles looking for a campsite after the front office closed. Lastly, all hours of the night, vehicles starting and moving. I think it’s important for people to know this before entering. Apparently, Yakima has the highest crime rate in WA.